Why did governor general warren hastings persecute hickey?
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Explanation:
Hickey published a lot of gossip about the company's senior officials in India.This enraged General Warren Hastings so much that he persecuted Hickey.
Answer:James Augustus Hicky was an Irishman, who launched first printed newspaper of India, in January 1780, with the name Bengal Gazette; it also came to be known as Hicky's Bengal Gazette.
He is also known as the 'Papa of Indian Press' by the British. Although his newspaper was disliked by the then Governor-General of India, Warren Hastings, he paved the way and influenced multiple other Indians to start
James Augustus Hicky was an Irishman, who launched first printed newspaper of India, in January 1780, with the name Bengal Gazette; it also came to be known as Hicky's Bengal Gazette.
He is also known as the 'Papa of Indian Press' by the British. Although his newspaper was disliked by the then Governor-General of India, Warren Hastings, he paved the way and influenced multiple other Indians to start newspapers.